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the gilded age

A Changing Culture. Amazing new inventions led to rapid industrial growth and cities expanded to sizes never seen beforeMasses of workers thronged the streetsThe Idea of IndividualismNo matter how humble your origins, you can rise as far as your talents and commitment will take youHoratio AlgerMany young people were inspired by his books that concluded that no matter how many obstacles they faced, success was possible.

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the gilded age

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    1. The Gilded Age Chapter 10 Section 3

    3. Social Darwinism The ideas of Herbert Spencer and others applied Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection to human society and was called Social Darwinism Herbert Spencer Argued that human society evolved through competition an natural selection Society became better and progressed because only the fittest people survived

    4. Social Darwinism Darwinism and the Church The church rejected Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution because they believed it contradicted the bible’s account of creation Carnegie’s Gospel of Wealth The philosophy that wealthy Americans bore the responsibility of using great fortunes to further social progress Philanthropy

    5. Realism Just as Darwinism had looked at the natural world scientifically, a new movement in art and literature moved away from romanticism called realism Realism in Art Realistic painters rejected the idealistic depictions of the world in the early 1800’s Realism in Literature Captured the real world as they saw it

    6. Popular Culture Popular culture changed in the late 1800’s because industrialization improved the standard of living for many people, enabling them to spend money on entertainment and recreation The Saloon Functioned like community centers and political centers for male workers in the big cities Amusement Parks and Sports Working-class families or single adults who sought excitement and escape could go to amusement parks such as New York’s Coney Island Watching professionals box or play baseball became popular Football started out as an upper class sport

    7. Popular Culture Vaudeville and Ragtime Vaudeville Hodgepodge of animal acts, acrobats, gymnasts, and dancers Ragtime Syncopated rhythms that grew out of the music of riverside honky-tonk, saloon pianists, and banjo players, using the patterns of African American music

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